I wake with a start, my head testing on the hell as fair hedide it. “Seraphina the froists as the looks me over
“You’re awake, baby.” 1 smile. I reach over and buzz for the nurses. “Oh, thank pod you’re awake.” I push the hair back from key bes her to me. The been panicking all night.“1 pull back to link her over and she from at me
“Who are you?
My world stops spinning-
“What?”
My eyes widen in horror. “You don’t remember me?”
“I wish I didn‘),” she toters dryly. “What are you doing, Gabriel..and why the hell is my hand hurting so much?”
I pull her into a hug and smile into her hair. “Never been so happy to hear you be a smart ans, Vee”
The nurse appears at the door. “Hello, Seraphina, How are you feeling?”
1 step back out of their way and she begins to check her vitals. I message Debbie.
She’s awake
And so far okay.
My phone immediately rings. “Hi Deb.” I answer. “She’s awake?”
“Yes,” I whisper gs I walk out into the corridor. “She’s being a smart–ass and everything.” The doctor walks past me into the room.
“Thank god. Can I bring the kids up?”
“Let me find out what’s happening, she’s still hooked up to a lot of machines, and I’m assuming there will be further testing. Fil call you as soon as know anything.”
“Okay, thank you.”
I hang up and walk back into the room to see the nurse looking into her eyes with a flashlight The doctor is talking to her.
“You took a nasty fall: you’re in the hospital. Do you remember what happened, Seraphina?”
“Um.” She frowns, and her eyes find mine across the room. “We were dancing.”
“Yes.” I nod in excitement. “We were dancing.”
“And then.” She frowns as she thinks. “Where are the kids?” “They’re at Debbie’s” She nods.
“You have a broken wrist that needs surgery and an ankle we need to do some more x rays on. How is your pain? On a level of one to ten, how would you rate ит
“Twelve,” she grumbles. “My head hurts.”
“We’ll get some pain relief organized, and once you
you’ve had your x–rays, you can have something to eat and drink, how down that sound?
“Thank you”
They both leave the room and I sit down beside her on the bed and take
good hand in line. “You scared the hell out of me.” She frowns
Ilift her hand to my lips and softly kiss the back of it. “You think I’m dramatic only you could hit every step on the way down.” She looks me over “What?” Lask
You look like shit.
I break into a broad side, there she is “You don’t look so hot yourself”
mck and rund REAL FREEDOM
Over the next hour, they unhook her machine and got her pan under control as fit in the burner and i
She nods. “Thanks.” The war se disappears and she looks around.
“What’s wrong?
“I need to go to the bathroom”
The I’ll call the nurse hack”
“Nam not using a pan, Ell
“I’ll carry you in.”
“Seraphina.” I widen my eyes. “You need to let me help you.” I reach down and pick her up like a bride. I carry her into the bathroom and carefully its her down on the toilet.
“Okay, go out now.”
“What?”
“You’re not standing there watching me pee.”
“Seraphina. I’ve licked your asshole, I’m pretty sure I’m good with a tinkle on the toilet.”
“Eww” She screws up her face. “Get out”
I go and wait outside the door and look around the hospital room. What’s taking so long? “You okay in there?”
“Can I come in?” I wait some more. “Are you ready?”
“Ugh. yes”
I walk back in and pick her up, her cotton hospital gown is gathered on her lap. “I need to wash my hand.”
carry her to the sink and she catches sight of her face in the mirror and gasps at the bruising. “Oh my god. ”
“Did a good job of it, you clumsy of
1 turn the tap on and she holds her hand under the water. “Can you go and get the kids?”
“Deb’s bringing them up this afternoon, let’s just get you sorted first, okay?”
I carry her back to the bed and carefully lay her down, and she winces. “What’s wrong with my hand?”
“Your wrist is broken and you need it pinned, we know more after the x–rays.”
Her eyes well with tears, her injuries obviously overwhelming her.
“Hey.” I sit down on the bed beside her. “Don’t worry, You’re going to be okay.” I cup her face in my hand. “It’s all going to be over soon and you’ll be all better.”
“I don’t have time for a broken wrist, Gabe.”
“Shh. Let’s just be grateful that a broken wet is the extent of it lower her bed “Why don’t you try and get some test?”
